elix'ir, pi. elixir*ia

(e-lik'£ur) [Ar. eliksir, the philosopher's stone,] sweetened, aromatic, alcoholic liquid containing usually some active medicinal substance or serving as a vehicle for such in extemporaneous prescriptions. Three elixirs are official in the U.S.P., none in the B.P.. but the N.F. contains eighty-eight. 3 1 (4. o) contains gr. 5 (o. 3) of salicylic acid with pota ium citrate in equal parts of glycerin and aromatic elixir; employed in rheumatism. employed as a vehicle to disguise the taste of saline or bitter remedies.. sinth 2, oil-sugar of peppermint i, water 5, bitter tincture and aromatic tincture of each i; employed as a bitter tonic. bromide; each dose of 5i (4.0) contains gr. s (0.3). of ammonium bromide; nerve sedative and antispasmodic. ate; each dose of 5 1 (4 o) contains ammonium valerate gr. 2 (o- 13).and chloroform. iir 5^ (0.0052), in aromatic elixir flavored with vanilla and colored red with compound tincture of cudbear; nerve sedative. valerate and quinine; each dose of 3i (4-0) contains quinine hydrochloride gr. i (0.015) in e. of valerate; nerve sedative. almond; composed of oil of bitter almond 0.5. vanillin i.o, stronger orange-flower water 150, alcohol 50, syrup 20, distilled water to make 1000. bitter almond, and oil of fennel in a mixture of alcohol 25, syrup 62 5, and water 12.5; employed as a vehicle and as a carminative. for infants in doses of THJis celery; each dose of 5i C4.0) contains fluidextract of celery seed, coca, kola, and viburnum prunifolium, of each iiE3f (o 24), in a mixture of alcohol 12.5 and aromatic elixir 87. S; nerve tonic. eUxir; contains compound spirit of orange, syrup, alcohol, and water; employed as a vehicle.